KRAZY FOR KENJI
Lauren Jones
A bare stage. Two bodies. Dimly lit, they crouch with their backs to the audience. Power and strength emanate from every angle, even in their stillness…. but then… they begin to move.
09 September 2010
A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION
A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION
Lisa Sterne
There was talk of death after Sello Pesa’s site specific installation performance “Lime Light on Rites” which dealt with funeral policies in South Africa.
This performance left the audience wanting to talk about facts and rituals surrounding death in this country. As a 22 year old middle class white South African I have not given funeral policies much consideration, as death is not something I face regularly. Pesa explained that this is not the case for him and many poor communities.
Lisa Sterne
There was talk of death after Sello Pesa’s site specific installation performance “Lime Light on Rites” which dealt with funeral policies in South Africa.
This performance left the audience wanting to talk about facts and rituals surrounding death in this country. As a 22 year old middle class white South African I have not given funeral policies much consideration, as death is not something I face regularly. Pesa explained that this is not the case for him and many poor communities.
Lebo Mashile and Moving Into Dance Weave Their Magic
Lebo Mashile and Moving Into Dance Weave Their Magic
Sli Hlengwa
With choreographic genius and spellbinding spoken word pulling at the threads of moral and social and political understandings of living in South Africa “Threads” reached deep into the psyche of the captivated JOMBA! Audiences.
Sli Hlengwa
With choreographic genius and spellbinding spoken word pulling at the threads of moral and social and political understandings of living in South Africa “Threads” reached deep into the psyche of the captivated JOMBA! Audiences.
PUSHING THEMSELVES TO THE LIMIT
PUSHING THEMSELVES TO THE LIMIT
Yeshica Naidoo
Something new is emerging … a birthing … and you definitely do not want to miss this historic moment,
Yeshica Naidoo
Something new is emerging … a birthing … and you definitely do not want to miss this historic moment,
08 September 2010
THREADS PHOTOS BY VAL ADAMSON
THREADS
PHOTOS BY VAL ADAMSON
“Threads” Moving Into Dance Mophatong (Johannesburg)
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PHOTOS BY VAL ADAMSON
“Threads” Moving Into Dance Mophatong (Johannesburg)
Concept: Sylvia ‘Magogo' Glasser and Lebo Mashile
Poetry created by: Lebo Mashile
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Associate Choreographers: Muzi Shili and Sonia Radebe
Company: Moving into Dance Mophatong
Performers: Lebo Mashile, Muzi Shili, Sonia Radebe, Fana Tshabalala, Thulane Chauke, Thandi Tshabalala, Thembekile Setiabi and Themba Mbuli
Musical director: Nhlanhla Mahlangu
Musical Collage: Thunderdrums and special compositions by Nhlanhla Mahlangu and Leon Erasmus
Sound Engineer: Leon Erasmus
Costumes Design: Veronica Sham Lighting and Set design: Declan Randal
Artistic Advisor: Gregory Vuyani Maqoma Coach for Lebo Mashile: Jerry Mofokeng
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Company Manager: Themba Nkabinde
THE TIES THAT BIND
THE TIES THAT BIND
Lauren Jones
Mother to daughter. Father to son. Man to man. Woman to woman. Husband to wife. Child to parent. Friend to friend. Teacher to student. These are the ties that bind, the threads that connect us to every aspect of the lives we live.
Lauren Jones
Mother to daughter. Father to son. Man to man. Woman to woman. Husband to wife. Child to parent. Friend to friend. Teacher to student. These are the ties that bind, the threads that connect us to every aspect of the lives we live.
NOT TOO MUCH BREAK IN THE DANCE, YES?
NOT TOO MUCH BREAK IN THE DANCE, YES?
Samantha Daly
I was lucky enough to be granted access to Netherlands choreographer Daniel Renner’s rehearsal in which I gained insight into the manner in which this acclaimed choreographer works.
Samantha Daly
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I was lucky enough to be granted access to Netherlands choreographer Daniel Renner’s rehearsal in which I gained insight into the manner in which this acclaimed choreographer works. ALL WRAPPED UP …
ALL WRAPPED UP …
Yeshica Naidoo
“Threads” can be described as ‘verbal dance’ or a ‘physical poem’ which brings together the spoken text and the language of the body in the most thought provoking stunning choreography I have ever seen.
Yeshica Naidoo
“Threads” can be described as ‘verbal dance’ or a ‘physical poem’ which brings together the spoken text and the language of the body in the most thought provoking stunning choreography I have ever seen.
WAVES OF INSIGHT AND INSPIRATION
WAVES OF INSIGHT AND INSPIRATION
Samantha Daly
There are few things in this world which leave me speechless, but Johannesburg-based Moving into Dance Mophatong’s (MIDM) collaboration with celebrated poet Lebo Mashile at this year's JOMBA! Did just that!
Samantha Daly
There are few things in this world which leave me speechless, but Johannesburg-based Moving into Dance Mophatong’s (MIDM) collaboration with celebrated poet Lebo Mashile at this year's JOMBA! Did just that!
07 September 2010
JOMBA! KHULUMA: THE HARD COPY FIRST EDITION
The CCA Website has changed location and the document is only available on our archive site.
JOMBA! KHULUMA ISSUE ONE as a PDF COLOUR
JOMBA! KHULUMA ISSUE ONE as a PDF COLOUR
http://dbnweb2.ukzn.ac.za/cca/images/jomba/Jomba2010/images/KhulumaImage/JOMBAKhulumaISSUE1.pdf
06 September 2010
Surreal Site-specific
Surreal Site-Specific
Chris Tobo
It’s advisable to not get too close to the stage at South African dance provocateur Sello Pesa’s latest site-specific work. It might be dangerous.
Chris Tobo
It’s advisable to not get too close to the stage at South African dance provocateur Sello Pesa’s latest site-specific work. It might be dangerous.
05 September 2010
UNION OF CONTEMPORARY AND HIP-HOP
UNION OF CONTEMPORARY AND HIP-HOP
Lisa Sterne
“Haine Terre Rieur” choreographed by Reunion Island’s Cedric Saidou (Kenji ) ended with a partial standing ovation, in appreciation of the sure athletic skill, acrobatic contortions, sustained strength, precision and stylization of dance technique of the two male performers Shany Arzeux and Didier Boutianaa.
Lisa Sterne
“Haine Terre Rieur” choreographed by Reunion Island’s Cedric Saidou (Kenji ) ended with a partial standing ovation, in appreciation of the sure athletic skill, acrobatic contortions, sustained strength, precision and stylization of dance technique of the two male performers Shany Arzeux and Didier Boutianaa.
04 September 2010
21st CENTURY META-NARRATIVE OF THE FEMALE BODY
21st CENTURY META-NARRATIVE OF THE FEMALE BODY
Chris Tobo
The 12th annual JOMBA! Dance festival kicked off with a bang at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre with three performances from Durban choreographers Desire Davids, Sifiso Majola and Vusi Makanya, who all feature as part of the New Works Programme.
The evening began with a thought-provoking address by JOMBA! Artistic Director Lliane Loots, whose speech set the provocative tone for the subsequent performances.
First up was Desire Davids’ intriguingly titled work “Who is This Beneath This My Skin”, a dance theatre experience which turned out to be as much about putting on layers as stripping them away.
Chris Tobo
The 12th annual JOMBA! Dance festival kicked off with a bang at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre with three performances from Durban choreographers Desire Davids, Sifiso Majola and Vusi Makanya, who all feature as part of the New Works Programme.
The evening began with a thought-provoking address by JOMBA! Artistic Director Lliane Loots, whose speech set the provocative tone for the subsequent performances.
First up was Desire Davids’ intriguingly titled work “Who is This Beneath This My Skin”, a dance theatre experience which turned out to be as much about putting on layers as stripping them away.
Welcome to the House of Gorgeous
Welcome to the House of Gorgeous
Mandisa Haarhoff
Breathtakingly provocative performances with astounding installations took over the night as a variety of artists, musicians, dancers and designers explored the “The Body Politic” at Friday night's RED EYE JOMBA! Audiences and performance artists from across the country found their way to Durban's biggest party of the year at the Durban Art Gallery (DAG). It certainly was all it promised to be, critically brave and entertainingly engaging.
Mandisa Haarhoff
Breathtakingly provocative performances with astounding installations took over the night as a variety of artists, musicians, dancers and designers explored the “The Body Politic” at Friday night's RED EYE JOMBA! Audiences and performance artists from across the country found their way to Durban's biggest party of the year at the Durban Art Gallery (DAG). It certainly was all it promised to be, critically brave and entertainingly engaging.
DRENCHED IN FABULOSITY
DRENCHED IN FABULOSITY
Chris Tobo
By the time I arrive at the Durban Art Gallery I’m in a mild huff because I’m late for one of the biggest multi-media arts collaborative projects events of the year “Red Eye”. But it’s not just any edition of “Red Eye”; it’s the most ambitious one yet: collaboration with the JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience.
Chris Tobo
By the time I arrive at the Durban Art Gallery I’m in a mild huff because I’m late for one of the biggest multi-media arts collaborative projects events of the year “Red Eye”. But it’s not just any edition of “Red Eye”; it’s the most ambitious one yet: collaboration with the JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience.
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